What does דְּמִי (dĕmiy) mean in the Bible?
דְּמִי (dĕmiy): Cessation or cutting off rather than mere quietness—emphasis on ended action or silenced speech
Hebrew · H1824
דְּמִי
Quiet
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דְּמִי H1824
Pronunciation dĕmiy
What does דְּמִי (dĕmiy) mean in the Bible?
דְּמִי (dĕmiy): Cessation or cutting off rather than mere quietness—emphasis on ended action or silenced speech
Full entry for דְּמִי (H1824) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1824?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include any rest (1), In the prime (1), rest (1), silent (1).
Where does דְּמִי (dĕmiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 83:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It any rest 1× Isaiah 62:7
In the prime 1× Isaiah 38:10
rest 1× Isaiah 62:6
silent 1× Psalms 83:1
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Usage map
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First aligned row Psalms 83:1
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Psalms 1 Isaiah 3
Source forms
בִּדְמִ֥י 1x biḏ·mî Isaiah 38:10
דֳמִ֖י 1x ḏo·mî Isaiah 62:7
דֳּמִ֖י 1x do·mî Isaiah 62:6
דֳּמִי־ 1x do·mî- Psalms 83:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 83:1, Isaiah 62:6, Isaiah 62:7
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 38:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cessation or cutting off rather than mere quietness—emphasis on ended action or silenced speech
Source Gloss
quiet
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Cessation or cutting off rather than mere quietness—emphasis on ended action or silenced speech
quiet BDB: cessation Usage: cutting off, rest, silence.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דְּמִי is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain